Timothy P. Pearman, MD, is a psychologist at Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Associate Professor in Medical Social Sciences and Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine and Director of Supportive Oncology at Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Chicago. He is also affiliated with the Northwestern Brain Tumor Institute.

Dr. Pearman’s interests include: cancer survivorship, family and group therapy, the psychology related to cancer, the psychological issues of patients dealing with medical illness; psychotherapy and quality of life.

Dr. Pearman oversees all aspects of the Lurie Cancer Center’s Supportive Oncology Program and manages outreach and community education activities for the Lurie Clinical Cancer Center. He has lectured both nationally and internationally on topics including: palliative care, bioethics and quality of life in oncology.